2nd degree sexual offense with a child under 13 committed in 1991. What the heck is a "2nd degree sexual offense" anyways? And the fact that this crime happened 18 years ago makes this a very questionable case, IMHO.
Keep in mind that is what he was convicted on. He could have been charged with a lesser charge in order to get a conviction. That happens all the time.
Michigan Penal Code, page 3 of 4
750.520c. Second degree criminal sexual conduct.
Sec. 520c. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) That other person is under 13 years of age.
(b) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and any of the following:
(I) The actor is a member of the same household as the victim.
(ii) The actor is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim.
(iii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(c) Sexual contact occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony.
(d) The actor is aided or abetted by 1 or more other persons and either of the following circumstances exists:
(I) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mental incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(ii) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact. Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in sections 520b (1) (f) (i) to (v).
(e) The actor is armed with a weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead a person to reasonably believe it to be a weapon.
(f) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact. Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in section 520b (1) (f) (I) to (v).
(g) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(h) That other person is mentally incapable, mentally disabled, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, and any of the following:
(I) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the fourth degree.
(ii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.
That's why child molestation is called the "perfect crime."
The guy who molested me for 10 years never paid any penalty. And lots of people knew about it at the time, and later, too. I have had to live with traumatic nightmares and flashbacks for 30 years. Do you also think my case is "questionable"?